The St. Johns herald., 1887-02-24
The legislature has passed a

quarantine law which will, if car ried out, protect the cattle interest of the Territory most effectually from any contagious or infectious disease. The law is too long for our columns. but we will endeavor to give it's salient points as concise ly as possible. Mir. ]. J. Fisher, of Yavapai county, is the father of the bill, and deserves the thanks ot the cattlemen of Arizona for his eff forts in their behalf. It starts out by stating that five commissioners identified with the stock interests of the Territory, to be appointed by the Governor. shall constitute the Live Stock Sanitary Commission of the Territory of Arizona; each one to subscribe to an oath and give bond for the faithful perform ance of his duty, and to hold office for two years from the 1st of March, 1887. It also empowers the com mission to employ veterinary sur geon, who shall be graduate of a recognized college of veterinary surgery, to hold office for two years, unless sooner removed by the com mission, and is also required to take an oath and give a bond in the sum of $3,000 for the faithful per- formance of duty. The act author izes the commission to establish and maintain such sanitary and other regulations as 1t may deem necessary. Any member of the commission has the power, upon receipt of information by the vete- rinary surgeon of the existence oi any contagious disease, to call the board together at any point he may designate, and they can take such measures as they may deem neces' sary, to quarantine uch locality
 It further empowers the commis' sion to direct the killing of any ol Eall animals, which, in their judg ment, is necessary to prevent the spread of any disease, and to fiz l the value of such animal or ami
 malls, 10 be paid for out of the ter ritorial treasury upon presentation of properly authenticated vouchers 1 The allow does not allow compen sation for animals brought into tho territory in a diseased condition, ol from any state, territory or distric
 in which the disease with which the animal is infected, exists "nol shall any animal be paid for whicl may be brought into the territory in violation of any law or quaran tine regulation, or the owner o which shall have violated any o the provisions of this act, or dis regarded any rule, regulation or or der of the live stock commission or any member thereof; nor shal any animal be paid for which cam
 into the possession of the claiman with the claimants knowledge tha such animal was diseased, or wa
 suspected of being diseased, or o having been exposed to any conta gious disease; nor shall any ani nal belonging to the United State be paid for by the territory,
 It makes it obligatory on al owners or persons in charge of do mestic animals, who has reason t. believe that animals in his charg are affected with any contagiou disease, to immediately notify tn
 commission or any member of i and the sheriff and county clerk i
 which such animal or animals i found, and also makes it the dut
 of any person who may dlscove the existence of any contagiou disease among the stock of anothe
 to report such fact to the sheri
 and county clerk. There is q per
 atty of not less than $500 nor moI
 than $5,000 imposed on any on who shall knowingly bring into tn
 territory any animal which is a
 fected with any contagious diseas
 It also imposes fine of not le' l than $100 nor more than $500 0 any one who shall refuse, obStru,